The Collected Works of Langston Hughes - Volume 14 - Autobiography: I Wonder As I Wander - Introduction

Sep 21, 2026

Collected Works of Langston Hughes, Volume 14, presents the autobiography I Wonder As I Wander, edited with an introduction by Joseph McLaren. The volume situates the work within a broader projected sequence of Hughes’s poems, novels, plays, stories, essays, children’s writings, translations, and bibliographic scholarship. Front matter includes editorial credits, publication support acknowledgement, chronology and introduction materials, and a table of contents covering acknowledgments, chronology, introduction, textual notes, and the autobiography followed by notes and index references.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

FormatPDF

Pages445

Reading Time11 h 25 min

AccessFree to download

Contents

Acknowledgments

Chronology

Introduction

A Note on the Text

I Wonder As I Wander (1956)

Notes

Index

The Collected Works of Langston Hughes, Volume 14: Autobiography: I Wonder As I Wander Joseph McLaren, Editor University of Missouri Press The Collected Works of Langston Hughes Volume 14 Autobiography: I Wonder As I Wander Projected Volumes in the Collected Works The Poems: 1921–1940 The Poems: 1941–1950 The Poems: 1951–1967 The Novels: Not without Laughter and Tambourines to Glory The Plays to 1942 : Mulatto to The Sun Do Move Gospel Plays, Operas, and Later Dramatic Works The Early Simple Stories The Later Simple Stories Essays on Art, Race, Politics, and World Affairs Fight for Freedom and Other Writings on Civil Rights Works for Children and Young Adults: Poetry, Fiction, and Other Writing Works for Children and Young Adults: Biographies Autobiography: The Big Sea Autobiography: I Wonder As I Wander The Short Stories The Translations: Federico García Lorca, Nicolás Guillén, and Jacques Roumain An Annotated Bibliography of the Works of Langston Hughes 􀀁 Publication of The Collected Works of Langston Hughes has been generously assisted by Landon and Sarah Rowland and Morton and Estelle Sosland Editorial Board Arnold Rampersad, Chair, Stanford University Dolan Hubbard, Morgan State University Leslie Catherine Sanders, York University Steven C. Tracy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst The Collected Works of Langston Hughes Volume 14 Autobiography: I Wonder As I Wander Edited with an Introduction by Joseph McLaren University of Missouri Press Columbia and London Copyright © 2003 by Ramona Bass and Arnold Rampersad, Administrators of the Estate of Langston Hughes Introduction copyright © 2003 by Joseph McLaren Chronology copyright © 2001 by Arnold Rampersad University of Missouri Press, Columbia, Missouri 65201 Printed and bound in the United States of America All rights reserved 5 4 3 2 1 07 06 05 04 03 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hughes, Langston, 1902–1967 [Works. 2001] The collected works of Langston Hughes / edited with an introduction by Joseph McLaren [p. cm](p. cm). Includes bibliographical references and indexes. ISBN 0–8262-1434–7 (v. 14 : alk. paper) 1 . African Americans—Literary collections. I. McLaren, Joseph. II. Title. PS3515 .U274 2001 818 ' . 5209—dc21 00066601 􀀁 ™This paper meets the requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, Z39 .48, 1984. Designer: Kristie Lee Typesetter: BOOKCOMP, Inc. Printer and binder: Thomson-Shore, Inc. Typefaces: Galliard, Optima Contents Acknowledgments ix Chronology xi Introduction 1 A Note on the Text 25 I Wonder As I Wander (1956) 27 Notes 389 Index 409 This page intentionally left blank Acknowledgments The University of Missouri Press is grateful for assistance from the following individuals and institutions in locating and making available copies of the original editions used in the preparation of this edition: Anne Barker and June DeWeese, Ellis Library, University of Missouri– Columbia; Teresa Gipson, Miller Nichols Library, University of Missouri–Kansas City; Ruth Carruth and Patricia C. Willis, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University; Ann Pathega, Washington University. The Collected Works would not have been possible without the support and assistance of Patricia Powell, Chris Byrne, and Wendy Schmalz of Harold Ober Associates, representing the estate of Langston Hughes, and of Arnold Rampersad and Ramona Bass, co-executors ofthe estate of Langston Hughes. The editor would like to thank the following individuals: Jane Lago, Managing Editor, University of Missouri Press; Ngadi W. Kponou, Lead Public Services Assistant, Beinecke Library, Yale University; Marlyn Henriquez, for the Spanish translations; Rene Larrier, for the French translations; Alexandar Mihailovic, for the Russian translations; and Anikah McLaren for research assistance.

FAQs

What is the primary text included in this volume?

The primary text is the autobiography I Wonder As I Wander (1956).

Who edited and wrote the introduction for the volume?

Joseph McLaren is listed as the editor and is also credited for the introduction.

What sections appear after the autobiography?

The table of contents lists Notes and an Index after the autobiography.

Sep 21, 2026

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